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Tallest Buildings in Los Angeles County

Wilshire Grand Center Building

The Wilshire Grand Center in Downtown Los Angeles - Tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.


The $1 billion Wilshire Grand Center, opened in 2017, moved ahead of the U.S. Bank Tower to become the tallest structure in Los Angeles. It is also the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River and (as of our last check) the 15th tallest in the nation. The building stands at 1,100 feet with 73 floors (the U.S. Bank Tower, also with 73 floors, stands at 1,018 feet). The newer building's mast raises its height above that of the U.S. Bank Tower. The Wilshire Grand Center project was first conceived as two towers, but that idea was dropped in 2012. Among other tenants, the Wilshire Grand Center houses the 900-room InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel. The building is owned by Korean Air. It was designed by the architectural firm AC Martin, which, nine decades earlier, designed Los Angeles City Hall in 1928. It is built upon the site of the former Wilshire Grand Hotel (first opened as the Hotel Statler in 1952). The original structure was deconstructed in 2012 to clear the site for the new project. Many of the steel and concrete materials from the original structure were recycled into the new building. The building is designed to withstand an earthquake up to a magnitude 7.4 and even if, in a worst-case scenario, high-speed Santa Ana winds were slamming into the building at exactly the same time. Construction of the building included, in 2014, the world’s record for the largest continuous concrete pour. A total of 21,200 cubic yards of cement was poured into the foundation over 18 hours, delivered by 208 individual trucks. The concrete foundation, 17.5-feet thick and 80 feet below street level, ended up with 82 million pounds of concrete.



Buildings listed here can be classified as "skyscrapers" or multi-story buildings that are 100 meters or more (328-plus feet) in height.

Also see: Tallest Buildings in Los Angeles County by City/Community


Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Wilshire Grand Center Los Angeles, Downtown
930 Wilshire Blvd
1,100 73 2017
US Bank Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
633 W 5th St
1,018 73 1989
Aon Center Los Angeles, Downtown
707 Wilshire Blvd
858 62 1973
Two California Plaza Los Angeles, Downtown
350 S Grand Ave
750 52 1992
Gas Company Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
555 W 5th St
749 52 1991
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Bank of America Plaza Los Angeles, Downtown
333 S Hope St
735 55 1974
777 Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
777 S Figueroa St
725 52 1991
Wells Fargo Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
333 S Grand Ave
723 54 1983
Figueroa at Wilshire Los Angeles, Downtown
601 S Figueroa St
717 53 1990
Paul Hastings Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
515 S Flower St
699 52 1972
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
City National Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
555 S Flower St
699 52 1972
Beaudry* Los Angeles, Downtown
960 W 7th St
696 64 2023
Oceanwide Plaza I* Los Angeles, Downtown
1110 S Figueroa St
677 53 ---
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, LA Live Los Angeles, Downtown
900 W Olympic Blvd
667 54 2010
825 South Hill Los Angeles, Downtown
825 S Hill St
636 50 2019
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Thea at Metropolis Los Angeles, Downtown
1000 W 8th St
627 56 2019
Citigroup Center Los Angeles, Downtown
444 S Flower St
625 48 1979
611 Place Los Angeles, Downtown
611 W 6th St
620 42 1969
New Century Plaza Tower II Los Angeles, Century City
2025 Avenue of the Stars
600 46 2021
New Century Plaza Tower I Los Angeles, Century City
2025 Avenue of the Stars
600 46 2021
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
One California Plaza Los Angeles, Downtown
300 S Grand Ave
578 42 1985
Century Plaza Tower I Los Angeles, Century City
2029 Century Park East
571 44 1975
Century Plaza Tower II Los Angeles, Century City
2049 Century Park East
571 44 1975
KPMG Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
355 S Grand Ave
560 45 1983
Ernst & Young Plaza Los Angeles, Downtown
725 S Figueroa St
534 42 1985
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
SunAmerica Center Los Angeles, Century City
1999 Avenue of the Stars
533 39 1990
Eighth & Figueroa* Los Angeles, Downtown
744 S Figueroa St
530 42 2023
Oceanwide Plaza II* Los Angeles, Downtown
1110 S Figueroa St
530 40 ---
Oceanwide Plaza III* Los Angeles, Downtown
1110 S Figueroa St
530 40 ---
Hope & Flower I Los Angeles, Downtown
1201 S Hope St
529 40 2019
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
865 South Figueroa Los Angeles, Downtown
865 S Figueroa St
517 39 1990
Union Bank Plaza Los Angeles, Downtown
445 S Figueroa St
516 40 1968
10 Universal City Plaza Los Angeles, Universal City
10 Universal City Plaza
506 36 1984
1100 Wilshire Los Angeles, City West
1100 Wilshire Blvd
496 35 1987
Fox Plaza Los Angeles, Century City
2121 Ave of the Stars
492 34 1987
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Constellation Place Los Angeles, Century City
10250 Constellation Blvd
492 35 2003
AVEN Los Angeles, Downtown
1120 S Grand Ave
490 38 2019
The Century Los Angeles, Century City
1 W Century Dr
478 42 2009
Moxy Los Angeles/AC Hotel Los Angeles, Downtown
1260 S Figueroa St
465 33 2022
ARCO Tower Los Angeles, City West
1055 W 7th St
462 33 1989
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Metropolis Tower II Los Angeles, Downtown
877 Francisco St
461 40 2018
Ten Thousand Los Angeles, Century City
10000 Santa Monica Blvd
460 40 2017
The Tower Burbank
3900 W Alameda Ave
460 32 1988
Equitable Life Building Los Angeles, Wilshire
3455 Wilshire Blvd
454 34 1969
Los Angeles City Hall Los Angeles, Civic Center
200 N Spring St
454 27 1928
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
AT&T Center Los Angeles, Downtown
1150 S Olive St
452 32 1965
AT&T Switching Center Los Angeles, Downtown
420 S Grand Ave
448 17 1961
5900 Wilshire Los Angeles, Wilshire
5900 Wilshire Blvd
444 32 1971
MCI Center Los Angeles, Downtown
700 S Flower St
443 31 1973
Metropolis Tower I Los Angeles, Downtown
877 Francisco St
442 39 2017
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Hope & Flower II Los Angeles, Downtown
1201 S Hope St
421 31 2019
Perla on Broadway Los Angeles, Downtown
400 S Broadway
417 35 2021
Shoreline Gateway East Tower Long Beach
777 E Ocean Blvd
417 35 2021
Warner Center Plaza III Los Angeles, Woodland Hills
21650 Oxnard St
415 25 1991
Circa East Los Angeles, Downtown
1200 S Figueroa St
400 36 2018
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Circa West Los Angeles, Downtown
1200 S Figueroa St
400 36 2018
3700 Wilshire Los Angeles, Wilshire
3700 Wilshire Blvd
400 36 2020
1900 Avenue of the Stars Los Angeles, Century City
1900 Avenue of the Stars
398 27 1969
MTA Building Los Angeles, Historic Center
1 Gateway Plaza
398 26 1995
One World Trade Center Long Beach
1 World Trade Center
397 30 1989
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
WaterMarke Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
717 W 9th St
395 35 2009
Sierra Towers West Hollywood
9255 Doheny Dr
395 31 1965
One Wilshire Los Angeles, Downtown
624 S Grand Ave
395 30 1966
520 Mateo Street* Los Angeles, Arts District
520 Mateo St
390 35 2023
Westin Bonaventure Los Angeles, Downtown
404 S Figueroa St
388 35 1976
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
801 Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
801 S Figueroa St
381 24 1992
LEVEL Furnished Living Los Angeles, Downtown
888 S Olive St
375 33 2015
400 South Hope Los Angeles, Downtown
400 S Hope St
375 26 1982
Hilton Los Angeles/ Universal City Los Angeles, Universal City
555 Universal Terrace Pkwy
367 24 1984
Roybal Federal Building Los Angeles, Civic Center
255 E Temple St
366 22 1991
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Beaudry Center Los Angeles, City West
333 S Beaudry Ave
365 29 1983
Blair House (The Evian) Los Angeles, Westwood
10490 Wilshire Blvd
364 29 1989
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, Century City
10100 Santa Monica Blvd
363 26 1971
5670 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, Wilshire
5670 Wilshire Blvd
363 24 1967
Oppenheimer Tower Los Angeles, Westwood
10880 Wilshire Blvd
363 24 1970
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Center West Los Angeles, Westwood
10877 Wilshire Blvd
363 23 1990
222 North Sepulveda Boulevard El Segundo
222 N Sepulveda Blvd
360 24 1984
Figueroa Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
660 S Figueroa St
356 24 1989
Grand Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
255 S Grand Ave
353 28 1989
550 South Hope (KPMG Center) Los Angeles, Downtown
550 S Hope St
351 28 1991
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Landmark Apartments Los Angeles, West L.A.
11770 Wilshire Blvd
349 34 2021
Bunker Hill Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
800 W 1st St
349 32 1968
City National Bank Building Los Angeles, Downtown
606 S Olive St
348 24 1968
Watt Plaza North Tower Los Angeles, Century City
1875 Century Park East
348 23 1982
Watt Plaza South Tower Los Angeles, Century City
1925 Century Park East
348 23 1982
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
10960 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, Westwood
10960 Wilshire Blvd
347 24 1971
West Ocean Condominiums I Long Beach
400 W Ocean Blvd
345 29 2007
Biltmore Tower Los Angeles, Downtown
500 S Grand Ave
340 25 1987
Wilshire Landmark I Los Angeles, West L.A.
11755 Wilshire Blvd
334 24 1986
Glendale Plaza Glendale
655 N Central Ave
333 25 1999
Building Location Height (feet) Floors Year Opened
Apex. The One Los Angeles, Downtown
900 S Figueroa St
332 28 2011
888 at Grand Hope Park Los Angeles, Downtown
888 S Hope St
330 34 2018
1133 Hope Los Angeles, Downtown
1133 Hope
330 28 2020
The Wilshire Los Angeles, Westwood
10580 Wilshire Blvd
328 27 1990
The Lexington Glendale
500 N Brand Blvd
328 22 1990
Eighteen Eighty Eight Building Los Angeles, Century City
1888 Century Park East
328 21 1971

Source: Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat & special thanks to Marshall Gerometta's World's Tallest Buildings